No massive design needed, they had already planned for this and changed because the single motor system is more easily available. Actually I never wanted the AWD version because the Aptera would make an excellent tow vehicle behind an RV and with just the front wheel drive a small lightweight foldable tow dolly might be the answer. On Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 04:11:21 PM PDT, Alan Arrison via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: We knew that was coming. Wouldn't that require a massive redesign? It's a little late for that.
Al On 7/25/2024 4:14 AM, Jay Summet via EV wrote: > Yet another car manufacturer who intended to use in-wheel motors but > ended up with inboard..... > > > > "Motor change: Aptera has integrated Vitesco Technologies’ EMR3 > drivetrain into our production vehicles. Although we originally > planned to launch with an in-wheel motor solution, the development > time required for this technology did not align with our scheduled > launch window for customer deliveries. This change ensures our ability > to deliver Aptera vehicles in 2025, which we believe is the most > important thing to do for the company, our shareholders, and our > future Aptera owners. " > > > Jay > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20240725/599393e5/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/